The Common Cold

Normally, at this time, I would be waiting to board the second bus that would take me from the bus station to home. But today, I'm already at home. I never left.

I got myself a cold, I did. Well, Art gave it to me, because he's so sweet and generous. He was sick over the weekend, and I knew it was only a matter of time. He's already feeling almost 100%, so I hope I have what he has, and I'll be back to my old self in no time.

At least I'm not feeling as bad as I did yesterday. My bones hurt. I don't know if I've ever felt that before. I've had general fever aches, but yesterday, I seriously felt like I had arthritis. My friends came over yesterday and made vats of tea, and forced me to guzzle mug after mug. Art made me soup, and asked me about every 20 minutes if there was anything he could do for me. I have some amazing people in my life.

I wasn't too achy today, except my head has been pounding for about 48 hours straight. I finally gave in and took a painkiller. I didn't want to take any medicine, because though it masks the symptoms, it also suppresses the immune system, making recovery take a lot longer. I had a cold for three weeks last year, and I took medicine every day. So I'm trying to treat myself naturally this time.

But enough about being sick. I'm afraid of infecting you guys just by talking about it. :) There's not much new around here. We didn't hand out candy on Halloween, we went out on a double date! One of Art's friends just got engaged, and we hadn't even met his lady-friend yet, so we went out for dinner, and then saw Where The Wild Things Are. That was Art's favorite book as a kid, and the movie is quite excellent. I recommend it.

These days I'm waiting on pins and needles to hear that my sister has had her baby. )Though I'm sure she's a little bit more impatient than I am.) Yesterday was her due date, as you can see by the baby counter up there. So we're all praying that she goes into labor pretty soon. She wasn't even this late with Kiera, so we're all a bit surprised. But God knows the date, and the baby will be born when the baby will be born.

I'm quite sad that I won't get to be there, but considering how sick I am, it's probably a good thing! I don't like the idea of anyone getting sick from me, but especially not my sister and her family right now.

Okay, I'm going to sign off, I'm super distracted right now. :) I hope you all have a good night and stay healthy!